Strange Texas attractions

Emily Bamforth, mySA.com

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The Orange Show Monumentin Houston is an outdoor 3,000 square foot creation made from different materials, such as gears and mannequins. Jeff McKissack, who built the monument single-handedly, completed the project to show what eating his favorite fruit, the orange, could allow you to do, according to the monument’s website. The attraction features an oasis, a wishing well, a pond, a stage, a museum, a gift shop, and several upper decks. The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art was formed in 1980 to protect the deteriorating monument. The attraction is open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $1.

TERRY BERTLING/SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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The Orange Show Monumentin Houston is an outdoor 3,000 square foot creation made from different materials, such as gears and mannequins. Jeff McKissack, who built the monument single-handedly, completed the project to show what eating his favorite fruit, the orange, could allow you to do, according to the monument’s website. The attraction features an oasis, a wishing well, a pond, a stage, a museum, a gift shop, and several upper decks. The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art was formed in 1980 to protect the deteriorating monument. The attraction is open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $1.